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those are two of the top players in the nfl. not just rookies. >> right. >> so growing up, you can certainly attach yourself to understand that hey, i might grow up with these guys as champions. >> that, also with the nats and they're coming up and hoping we get hockey back into play soon, do you see this as something that could be sustained for the next generation? >> i think we could be going into a golden era. as a local sports fan, that's very, very exciting. and also i think it's something we've lost in the last 15, 20 years, is that general sense that, you know, you go to games, you sometimes have championship parades. and again, that killer app is winning. certainly, this area could use lots of it. >> let's hope there is much more to come. matt winkler, associated dean of sports industry management at georgetown, thank you for being here. >> wouldn't that be wonderful? >> i like the sound of that. >> interesting talk. thank you. >>> coming up, a teen's facebook post lands him in trouble with police. wait until you hear th
those are two of the top players in the nfl. not just rookies. >> right. >> so growing up, you can certainly attach yourself to understand that hey, i might grow up with these guys as champions. >> that, also with the nats and they're coming up and hoping we get hockey back into play soon, do you see this as something that could be sustained for the next generation? >> i think we could be going into a golden era. as a local sports fan, that's very, very exciting. and...
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and one of the questions why don't any nfl quarterbacks wear a uniform number higher than 19. >> you want to go from your source? >> no, you had you had do it. >> ill aread right from the book. the nfl has very firm rules when it comes to uniform numbers inform 195 2-rbg the league started requiring offensive linemen to wear numbers between 50 and 79. that woke make it easier for officials to determine which offensive players were ineligible receivers. in 1973, the league adopted strict rules, an even stricter rule that would make it easier to tell which position each man played. offensively, quarterbacks were allowed to wary number between 1 and 19. running backs, a be in between 20 and 49. wide receivers and tight end, a number between 10 and 19 or between 80 and 89. there is some overlapping there. wide receivers, 80 to 89. and quarterbacks, 1 to 99. >> the reason they went to 99, football teams were so much larger than most other sports teams. another thing to point out is the only other position where you can have one of these lower numbers besides the wide receiver, kickers and
and one of the questions why don't any nfl quarterbacks wear a uniform number higher than 19. >> you want to go from your source? >> no, you had you had do it. >> ill aread right from the book. the nfl has very firm rules when it comes to uniform numbers inform 195 2-rbg the league started requiring offensive linemen to wear numbers between 50 and 79. that woke make it easier for officials to determine which offensive players were ineligible receivers. in 1973, the league...
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. >> nfl hall of famer and a guy who is in maryland's basketball game. >> if you ever see chris hansen coming up your steps, don't answer the door. >> i'm running for cover. guys, thank you very much . good luck with the show. we appreciate your time this morning. >> thank you. and thank you, pal. we'll have you on some time. >> sure. i'll talk about my old days at jackson state university. very short conversation. see you, guys. >> all right. confused by your taxes? the irs understands why. what it's calling for straight ahead. >> checking up so you don't bottom out. the new rules that lenders will have to play by when approving you for a mortgage. >> attention grabbing handwriting may be the least of his worries right now. he needs senate. doug luzader has a look at the president's cabinet changes when we come back. it's 9:12. (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in
. >> nfl hall of famer and a guy who is in maryland's basketball game. >> if you ever see chris hansen coming up your steps, don't answer the door. >> i'm running for cover. guys, thank you very much . good luck with the show. we appreciate your time this morning. >> thank you. and thank you, pal. we'll have you on some time. >> sure. i'll talk about my old days at jackson state university. very short conversation. see you, guys. >> all right. confused by...
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he's number one for the entire nfl. >> is that right? >> yeah. >> like peyton manning versus rg3. >> manning is number two now, and rg3 is number one. doing something right. >> thank you. i love it. i've seen a lot of the fathead gear, always so cool, too. this is a little fathead. if you don't want your whole wall taken up by it. cool stuff. tony, i know you see it around. but it's back and feels good to be in d.c. now. back to you. >> yes, indeed. i've got some of that gear, as you know, allison. >> do you have this? >> what are you holding up now? can we go back? yeah-- no, we don't have that. >> all right. i'm going to talk to dan about it for you. >> very good, thank you. >>> bmws, harley-davidsons and suzukis. you can find them at the motorcycle show this weekend. holly morris is at the washington convention center with a preview. hey, holly, or should i say, hey, harley. >> reporter: ha ha. this is one time you could call me a hog. if i owned a hog. i was thinking that we need a redskins custom bike. that's what we need on this fr
he's number one for the entire nfl. >> is that right? >> yeah. >> like peyton manning versus rg3. >> manning is number two now, and rg3 is number one. doing something right. >> thank you. i love it. i've seen a lot of the fathead gear, always so cool, too. this is a little fathead. if you don't want your whole wall taken up by it. cool stuff. tony, i know you see it around. but it's back and feels good to be in d.c. now. back to you. >> yes, indeed. i've got...
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i think every coach in the nfl, i think that is all of our goals. everybody wants a opportunity to be a head coach. i hope some day i get that opportunity and it is very flattering to be mentioned for it right now. but i did read that i wasn't allowed to or whatever you guys read and stuff. i didn't know that until i read it. it is not something i'm asking about or hearing about. i know we try to say but it is hard to understand how focused in and in a small word we are at coachs. >> i love the fact that he didn't pull any punches. he has to get the approval from his dad. >> dad already said no. he said you cannot. son, go to your room. you will not be speaking to anybody else. >> and the interesting part is he didn't tell him etch said it at a press conference, he found out another way. >> not like they had the conversation. he had to find out through us. >> when he they won on sand beat the cowboys, you would think because it's rookie team, a lot of rookies leading the way, they would be euphoric and it was. you are happy about winning the nfc eas
i think every coach in the nfl, i think that is all of our goals. everybody wants a opportunity to be a head coach. i hope some day i get that opportunity and it is very flattering to be mentioned for it right now. but i did read that i wasn't allowed to or whatever you guys read and stuff. i didn't know that until i read it. it is not something i'm asking about or hearing about. i know we try to say but it is hard to understand how focused in and in a small word we are at coachs. >> i...
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the nfl players association may launch an investigation into the handling of his injury. if they go forward, independent doctors will be brought in to see if the redskins followed the recommendations of their medical staff and in the nfl playoffs, two of the greatest players face off this weekend, ray lewis and peyton manning. denver is riding on an 11-game winning streak. but lewis insists his team is ready. this could be lewis' last game. he is set to retire when the ravens season is over. >>> witching gears to major league baseball, the league will now test for human growth hormone throughout the regular season and will step up efforts to check for the use of artificial testosterone. -- giving gears to major league baseball. >>> to hockey now, the caps back on the ice tuning up for the delayed start of the season. tomorrow morning, hockey is expected to officially be back. players have until 5:00 a.m. to cast the vote on the labor deal. the players union will announce the results shortly afterwards. training camps will open sunday if the deal is ratified. players were
the nfl players association may launch an investigation into the handling of his injury. if they go forward, independent doctors will be brought in to see if the redskins followed the recommendations of their medical staff and in the nfl playoffs, two of the greatest players face off this weekend, ray lewis and peyton manning. denver is riding on an 11-game winning streak. but lewis insists his team is ready. this could be lewis' last game. he is set to retire when the ravens season is over....
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. >>> new information about what may have led to the suicide of former nfl player junior seau. reports show he had a degenerative brain disease when he shot and killed himself last year. abnormalities consistent with the disease called cte were found. cte is believed to cause depression, memory loss and dementia. doctors say his case was likely caused by years of repeated blows to the head. >>> the caps hit the rink at kettler icepreponderate lex again this morning as they get ready for the start of the regular season. they held an informal practice yesterday and in a sign of their true dedication when the lights went out at the facility, they kept on practicing. 19 players were on the ice. nick backstrom is referring from is thought to be a concussion. >> it was frustrating. a roller coaster ride up and down, good news one day, bad news the next. it seemed to keep going on and on like that. i had to shut my brain off a little bit with the lockout. i had not think about it. >> i'm honestly really embarrassed by the lockout, like personally embarrassed. i feel terrible about it.
. >>> new information about what may have led to the suicide of former nfl player junior seau. reports show he had a degenerative brain disease when he shot and killed himself last year. abnormalities consistent with the disease called cte were found. cte is believed to cause depression, memory loss and dementia. doctors say his case was likely caused by years of repeated blows to the head. >>> the caps hit the rink at kettler icepreponderate lex again this morning as they get...
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the nfl player's association may launch an investigation into the handling of his injuries. if they go forward, doctors will be brought in to see if the redskins followed the recommendations of the medical staff. the union has called for the redskins to improve conditions of the field, fed ex field. we saw even before the game started, it's like messy. the conditions. >> yeah. a lot of criticism about the field out there. >> all right. maybe something will get done. >>> inaugural changes. still ahead, the pastor set to give the benediction suddenly pulls out. why an old sermon is to blame. >> trapped for days, a group of killer whales surrounded by ice. how a canadian town helped to free them. we're going to see if they're completely out of the woods now. time now, 8:09. fox5 morning news back in a moment. >>> back now with new developments in the search for a family of killer whales trapped in canada's hudson bay. crews say they can no longer see the whales after some of the ice broke away and allowed the whales to swim away. officials say shifting wind caused the ice to br
the nfl player's association may launch an investigation into the handling of his injuries. if they go forward, doctors will be brought in to see if the redskins followed the recommendations of the medical staff. the union has called for the redskins to improve conditions of the field, fed ex field. we saw even before the game started, it's like messy. the conditions. >> yeah. a lot of criticism about the field out there. >> all right. maybe something will get done. >>>...